Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

There’s absolutely no doubt about it – deep-fried sweet potato fries are mega addictive and extremely satisfying. But have you ever tried their baked cousins? Although the concept might seem foreign to you, making baked sweet potato fries isn’t difficult at all. In this blog post we show you how to make baked sweet potato fries easily and give you a few awesome tips too. But first have a read through why I decided to make the baked version of them!

Our Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Why I prefer Baked and Not Fried Sweet Potato Fries

The first time I had sweet potato fries was perhaps about 5 or 6 years ago at one of the local food chains in my country when the sudden sweet potato fries food craze had just hit our shores. To be quite honest with you all before my first time eating them, I had no idea what a sweet potato was, let alone tasted like. So, I really couldn’t understand the hype was about at the time. That is until I tried the orange fries.

As soon as the waiter brought my plate over, I was almost giddy with joy. The aroma that infiltrated the air was sweet. Yet, like nothing I had smelt before. And as I looked down at the fries, I couldn’t help but quickly I pinch one with a fork.

On tasting them, I sank my teeth into their crispy golden shell. And straight into their soft and velvety inside. The fries were sweet yet salty at the same time. All in all they were lovely. And I just wanted more!

Naturally as you’d expect, the fries at our local fast food hotspot were not baked, but deep-fried instead. No complaints here of course, the fact they were deep fried gave them an even crispy coating just like regular fries. Yet, as I sunk my teeth into them, I couldn’t help but think, ‘These aren’t regular fries at all, they’re sweet,crunchy and just the right of fluffy on the inside. But I wonder how they’d taste baked instead?’

Eventually a few weeks back, I decided to make the baked version of these fries since they remain absent from restaurant menus. These baked sweet potato fries are the healthier version of the fries ones. By baking them, you’re still able to make them crispy. And the great news is they won’t be so greasy! Wonderful, right? Here’s the recipe below!